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Bàbá, iyá àti ọmọ ni wọn mọ si Idilé ni Òkè-òkun ṣùgbọ́n ni ilẹ̀ Yorùbá kò ri bẹ́ ẹ̀, nitori ẹbi Eg bàbá, ẹ̀gbọ́n àti àbúrò ẹni, ọmọ, ọkọ àti aya wọn ni a mọ̀ si Idilé. Yorùbá fẹ́ràn lati má a bọ̀wọ̀ fún àgbà nitori eyi, ẹni ti ó bá ju Bàbá àti Ìyá ẹni lọ Bàbá tàbi Ìyá la n pè é, wọn ki pe àgbà ni orúko nitori eyi, wọn lè fi orúkọ ọmọ pe àgbà tàbi ki wọn lo orúkọ apejuwe (bi Bàbá Èkó, Iyá Ìbàdàn). Ẹ ṣe à yẹ̀ wò àlàyé àti pi pè ibáṣepọ̀ idilé ni ojú iwé yi.

The Western family is made up of, father, mother and their children but this is not so, as Yoruba family on the other hand is made up of extended family that includes; father, mother, children, half/full brothers/sisters, step children, cousins, aunties, uncles, maternal and paternal grandparents. Yoruba people love respecting the elders, as a result, uncles and aunties that are older than one’s parents are called ‘Father’ or ‘Mother’ and elders are not called by their names as they are either called by their children’s name or by description (example Lagos Father, Ibadan Mother) Check the explanation and prononciation below.

Originally posted 2015-10-27 22:57:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Ajá dúró dèmί lọna, fẹrẹ kun fẹ 2ce
Bί ὸ bá dúró dèmί lọna fẹrẹ kun fẹ
Makékéké Olóko á gbọ fẹrẹ kun fẹ
Á gbọ á gbéwa dè, fẹrẹ kun fẹ
Á gbéwa dè, á gbàwá nίṣu fẹrẹ kun fẹ
Ajá dúró dèmί lọna, fẹrẹ kun fẹ 2ce

You can also download a recital by right clicking this link: Ajá dúró dèmί lọna

“Àjàpá fẹ́ kó bá Ajá – Kàkà ki eku májẹ sèsé, á fi ṣe àwàdànu” – “Tortoise tried to implicate the Dog – The rat, even if it can’t eat the grain, would rather waste it”

Ni ayé atijọ, ìyàn mú ni ìlú àwọn ẹranko gidigidi, ti àwọn ẹranko fi ńwá oúnjẹ kiri. Iṣu je oúnjẹ gidi ni ilẹ Yorὺbá. Àjàpá àti Ajá gbimọ̀ pọ, lati lọ si oko olóko lati lọ ji iṣu.

Àjàpá jẹ ara ẹranko afàyà fà, ti ko le sáré bi ti Ajá ṣùgbọ́n o lọgbọn gidigidi. Nίgbàtί Àjàpá́ àti Ajá ti jίṣu ko tán, ajá nsáré tete lọ, ki olóko má ba kawọn mọ.

Yorὺbá ni “Kàkà ki eku májẹ sèsé, á fi ṣe àwàdànu”. Àjàpá́ ri wipe ὸhun o le bá Ajá sáré, ó bá ti orin ikilọ bẹnu kί Ajá ba le dúró de ὸhun ni tipátipá. Bί Ajá ko ba dúró, nitotọ olóko á gbọ igbe Àjàpá́, yio si fa àkóbá fún Ajá. Àjàpá́ ko fẹ dá nìkan pàdánú nίtorί olóko á gba iṣu ti ohun jί kó, á sì fi ìyà jẹ ohun.

Titi di ọjọ́ òni, àwọn èniyàn ti o nhu iwà bi Àjàpá pọ̀, ni pàtàki àwọn Òsèlú. . Ikan ninú ẹ̀kọ́ itàn àdáyébá yi ni, lati ṣe ikilọ fún àwọn ti o nṣe ọ̀tẹ̀, ti o nhu iwà ibàjẹ́ tàbi rú òfin pé ki wọn jáwọ́ ninú iwà burúkú. Ìtàn yί tún dára lati gba èniyàn ni iyànjú wίpé ki a má ṣe nkan àṣίrί si ọwọ́ ẹnikẹni pàtàkì ohun ti ko tọ́ tàbί ti ó lὸdì si ὸfin. Yorὺbà ni “Mo ṣé tàn lówà, kὸ sί mo ṣégbé” bó pẹ bó yá, àṣίrί á tú.

Ẹ̀yin ọmọ Yorὺbá nίlé lóko, ẹ jẹ ká hὺwà otitọ kί á sì pa ὸfin mọ, kί a má ba rί àkóbá pàtàkì ọmọ Yorὺbá nί Òkèokun/Ìlúὸyìnbó.

: Iṣu – Yam. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

: Ajá sá fún olóko – The Dog running away from the farmer.

: Àjàpá – Tortoise. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

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Originally posted 2014-11-14 10:15:01. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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